Beyond that, my home (c. 1996) has RJ-45 stapled to the studs every X feet, jacks in every room, and super-fat coax similarly fastened to studs in 3 rooms. Of course, none of this is in use. How many times have I wished they used conduit.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 10:43 AM Colin Stanners (lists) < [email protected]> wrote: > It's easy and relatively cost-effective to make a new home pretty > future-proof for connectivity by running conduit (of sufficient size, > without tight bends) from the telecom area to the outlet box(es) in each > room. For today run a coax and one or two cat6A; then whatever system > appears in the future can quickly replace those in the conduit. Considering > the importance of telecommunication/entertainment it's a surprise that very > few new homes seem to take that option, but I guess it's not "trendy" > enough. > > For the below example, it seems like an extreme example of cost-cutting, > along with believing that "wireless is magic". When the real-world concerns > about coverage and capacity appears, and the residents have 5 smart TVs > competing to stream video on Wi-Fi along with game consoles downloading > 100GB games (all of which should have been wired-in), is when they realize > the difficulties of not planning the network and layout. > > By that time the builder will be long gone with the money... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG <[email protected]> On > Behalf > Of Sean Donelan > Sent: December 3, 2024 10:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: New home builders without wires > > As some may remember from earlier this year, my friend was buying a new > "semi-custom" home. "Semi-custom" is a marketing term, meaning you get to > choose (pay more) pre-determined builder options. It is not custom > designed. > > The home builder was not installing any wired broadband utilities in the > new > neighborhood. No cable coax, no telephone DSL, no fiber optic. The only > option was wireless, with a special deal with a specific 5G wireless > cellular provider. > > Originally, the builder's sales agent (i.e. the people working in the model > home selling houses) said new homes didn't need (and would not have) a > wired > "demarc" location and no ethernet or coax outlets. Not my house, but I was > surprised when I heard that. I like wired connections when possible for any > fixed devices, and WiFi only for mobile devices. > > I visited his new house over the Thanksgiving Holiday. > > The sales agent was partially wrong and partially correct. Never believe > the > sales agent spiel. > > The built house came with exactly FOUR wired ethernet outlets in the living > room and each bedroom/office (x2 Cat6 jacks each outlet). But no wired > DEMARC, no coax outlets, and no wired broadband utilities in the neighhood. > The wired ethernet jacks were needed because the wireless 5G base station > ended up in an upstairs bedroom window for signal strength reasons. The > in-house wired ethernet was needed for a WiFi extender in the living room. > > I wouldn't be happy, but it seems to work for his family. The 5G deal was > cheaper than what he was paying at his old house. > > According to the real estate realtor, not the builder's sales agent, > broadband is now in the top three things home buyers want to know. Some > states require the realtor MLS to disclose broadband access in the home > listings. Broadband access disclosure not required in this state. > >
